heater bar question

[Farrell]

Yeah, and every new piano is "manufactured to the highest possible
standards". I like to do a little testing rather than believing a
manufacturer's brochure.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: heater bar question


> Terry,
>
> The Dampp-Chaser brochure states on page 7, "The Dampp-Chaser Climate
Control
> System maintains your piano at an average 42% relative humidity as
recommended
> by major piano manufacturers."  I am taking their word for it.  Of course
if you
> are installing only the control and a heat bar, there is nothing to
prevent the
> piano from getting drier than that.
>
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > > ....the piano's pitch
> > > will drop as the humidity inside the piano drops to around 42%.
> >
> > Have you or anyone else ever measured the relative humidity fluctuations
> > within a vertical piano equipped with a Dampp-Chaser system? How do you
know
> > it goes to 42%?
>
>